Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-01-08
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| TON, ". anu ldu pension papers, IL Is sup
| posed that he was en- route for the Soldiers
Home at Dayton, The remains were in
terred At CarIni.
james Allison, farmer living five miles
| southeast of Tuscola, fell twenty feet to
the frozen ground from the top of a broom.
corn shed, Il few days ago, landing upon
his head and hands. Both arms were
broken below the elbow, and the bones
protruded through the flesh. They were
amputated by physicians, but, gangrene
setting ln he died Friday evening.
The threatened strike in the Connells-
vile coke region has been averted.
Cincinnati liquor dealers are taking
Joint action to contest the liquor tax law.
Cotton receipts at all the ports since
September last have been 3,5Os, 723
bales.
Edward Cosgrove lost a leg in a colli-
sion between two Jerry boats at New York.
CHRISTMAS was observed as a close holi-
day at New York and Washington.
JOSEPH HART was burned to death at New
York, his clothing having caught fire from
candle, while lighting the tapers on a
Christmas tree
WIN CUNNINGHAM, aged 45 shot and killed
Edward Burns aged p. in Boston. A
Christmas drunk.
ALMA SToNELY, aged six, was burned To
death while playing in the fire, at Youngs.
town, Ohio.
The Ottawa, Ont, electric light vorks
were destroyed by fire. Adam Bailey the
engineer. perished in the flame. Others
were iriurd
"A freight train on the Houston and
Texas Central railroad was wrecked one
quarter of a mile south OF Plano, Thursday
morning The engineer was making a hard
run To get over a heavy grade on a long
trestle and bridge over a creek. The tres
tie gave away and five cars of merchandise
in front OF the caboose went crashing
through to the ground below. a distance of
fifty feet, and were totally demolished.
Charles Brown, a breakman, jumped from
the top OF one OF the cars, and was instant
ly killed. His body was horribly mangled.
The conductor and two other train men
had a narrow escape from death. the
caboose in which they were being almost
precipitated. front endways. into the chasm
with the five cars. The south Inbound pas
senger train was delayed nine hours.
Brown had for three years been breaking
on passenger train, but recently went TO
breaking on a freight, in the hopes of soon
being promoted to a freight conductor
ship.
The Santa Fe road will build rail.
road hospital at Topeka next spring.
The New York Central Sleeping-car
Company is now known - the Wagner
Palace-car Company.
"A. c. Bird, OF the Milwaukee and 81.
Paul, denies that he will retire from tina.
service.
Railroads are getting handsome sum
nowadays for their worn-out rails, the
ruling price being $3.50.
w. V. Newlin has been appointed Gem
eral Passenger Agent of the Fort Worth
and Denver Railway, to begin his duties
January L.
1t has been decided by the Directors O.
the Peoria. Decatur and Evansville Rail-
road Company to change $1,000, 900 in
come bonds from 8 per cent. to per cent
Thus far this year the Pennsylvania
Railroad received nearly IL. 600 new cars,
and a prUportionate number of locomo.
tives. despite which it is still badly embar-
rassed and handicapped in handling freight.
The first class passenger rate from
Kansas City to Denver. Colorado Springs
and Pueblo will he reduced January | from
$50. 20 to $3.50. The reduction is i'm con.
sequence of a general reduction OF local
ares in Colorado.
Mayor Stevens Of Sedalia has prohib-
tied any more street parades OF the Salv-
ton army.
-Schall & Kings car works at Middle.
town, Pa, were almost totally destroyed
by fire.
1T IL -
H., fell down an elevator shaft and was
killed.
John league, a colored man and his
wife were shot by masked men near kosci-
lsko, Miss.
The biennial report OF the commission
RS OF Joliet penitentiarv has been filed
With the governor OF Illinois.
An enthusiastic meeting was held at
he Court House in Richmond on the 9th
o take steps toward securing the location
hrough there OF the Santa Fe and Burling-
on roads. Speeches were made by Judge
/. Hughes, Col. Brown and Others. and
Ommittee. consisting of Jas. Hughes, Col.
farmer and Col. Brown, was appointed to
onfer with the rh lroad companies and
ny before them the Inducements Richmond
'ould offer for the locat on of the two
DduH. Iuc ~ w
'opeka in few days. Both thu Santa Fe
nd Burlington companies have corps
4 engineers at work near there The pros
ects for one of the two roads are very
right.
The case ofJohn, alias Texas" Parker,
har rged with arson. was called in Justice
Fishers Court at Srdalia Mnnday after
oon and resulted in the defendant being
'ound over to the criminal Court. which
onvenes in April next. In default of bond
n the sum OF $500 he was committed to
he County Jail. Parker has long been
nown az a hard case in that community.
everal days since. after being locked up
pon n charge of drunkenness and disturb
ng the peace and while irenz ed with hliquOr,
10 attempted to yet fire to the calaboose.
INVESTING hims,lf OF the principal part OF
lis clothing. he piled them in a corner OF
he cell and applied IA match.
Miss Jennie Kintred was married Mon
lay evening at the residence of her mother,
q Thomas itton, both parties Of Spring
eld. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. E. 6 Laughlin, of the Christian
'hurch, in the presence of a few friends.
The newly-married couple took the night
rain for Kansas City, where they will
make their home in the future.
FOREIGN.